Pen and pencil clip



Nov. 30 1926. 1,608,496 H. F. ERNY PEN AND PENCIL CLIP Filed May 15, 1926 INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 30, 1926.

nanny r. nnn'Y, or NAN'UET, NEW YORK.

rnN AND PENCIL our.

. Application filed May 15,

Myv invention relates to pen and pencil clips and its objects are to prevent dislodgment of the pen or pencil from the pocket of the wearer, to provide a locking device which will secure the pen or pencil firmly to the cloth of a pocket without tearing the same, to provide a convenient means for releasing the clip from the cloth of the pocket, and in general to simplify and render more effective the operation of the several parts.

The chief difiiculty with the safety holding clips now on the market is, that they are of such'construction as tocreate considerable wear upon the cloth of the pocket and to tear or abrade the same, and such clips, after they have once been secured to the cloth of the pocket, are rather difficult to dislodge without injury to the garment. In such usual type of clip it isalso customary to depend largely upon its resilience for securingthe pen or pencil, with the result that through constant use such clip is likely to become bent and the utility of the clip as a lock or holding device thereby diminished.

Attention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawing, in which similar numersis of designation refer tosimilar parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 is a View of a fountain pen in a vertical ele vation showing my improved clip secured to the cap thereof; Fig. 2 is the front view of the downwardly depending finger of my improved clip with the locking member removed therefrom; Fig. 8 is an enlarged vertical section of theelip shown in Fig. 1 and adjacent parts; Fig. 4 is a section of the device shown in Fig. 3, on line 47- 1 thereof, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows; Fig. 6 is a view of my improved clip showing the same attached to the cap of the fountain pen and in the position it will ordinarily assume when attached to the cloth of a pocket; and Figs. 7 and 8 are views of a modification of my improved clip.

Referring to the drawing: My improved clip is preferably constructed with a downwardly depending finger 9, which is semicircular in cross section, or nearly so, in order to retain and hold the ball 10 which moves freely up and down in the passageway 18 therein. The upper portion of the said finger 9 is provided with flanges 11, which are secured to the wall of the adjacent pen holder or pencil in any suitable manner,

1926. Serial No. 109,241.

as by rivets or screws 17. The finger 9 is providedwith slot 12 in which moves freely the shank 13 of the knob 14, the other end of said shank 13 being fastened to the stop 15, the purpose of said stop being to move the ball 10 upwardly to detach the same from engagement with the cloth of the pocket. At the upper portion of finger 9 is the recess 16 (see Fig. 5) in which, as will be observed, the adjacent walls of the finger are parallel for the purpose of permitting the ball 10 to be inserted in the upper end of the passage way 18, prior to the time the clip is attached to the wall of the pen. All parts of my improved clip are preferably of metal and rigidly constructed, the finger 9 in particular having but slight resilience, if any.

Prior to the attachment of my clip to the barrel of the fountain pen, or to the body of the pencil, or the like, the ball 10 is duly inserted with recess 16 and permitted to fall, by reason of gravity, to the bottom of the passageway 18 and to rest upon the stop 15. The clip is then attached to the pen or pencil by means of the flanges 11 as hereinbefore described, and when sosecured the space 19 between said clip and pen remains practically of the same amplitude at all times. By reason of the curvilinear shape of the main body of the finger 9 and the closing of opening of egress of the recess 16 the ball 10 is prevented from escaping from the interior of the said finger 9.

As will be observed, the outer wall of the finger 9 from the top to the bottom is in clined toward the adjacent wall of the pen or pencil, so that the ball in the position which it is shown to occupy (see Fig. 3) is wedged between the wall of said finger and the wall of the adjacent pen or pencil. As the ball is moved upward, however, by means of the stop 15, it is released from its wedging -contact. WVhen, accordingly, the pen orpencil is introduced into the pocket, as shown in Fig. 6, the tendency will be when the cloth of the pocket is introduced into the space 19 for the ball 10 to rise until it occupies somewhat the position as shown. Should the pen or pencil be then lifted the ball will be forced downwardly and into wedging contact with the cloth of the pocket, thereby preventing withdrawal or displacement of the pen or pencil from the pocket. Thereafter, however, should the stop 15 be moved upwardly by means of the knob 14:, as may readily be accomplished through the use ofthe'hunian finger, the said stop will come in contact with the hall '10 and will force it upwardly out of its locking position, and thereby will permit the pen or pencil to be easily withdrawn 7 from the pocket.

In F igs. 7 and 8, I have shown the shank 13 of the knob 14 firmly secured to the ball 10. 'Ehis is a modification of my invention,

7 which, while not securing as good results as in my preferred form as above described, nevertheless permits the wedg'lng contact with the cloth of the pocket, and also easy contact, when desired, ressure of the fin er 11 ion the P e l tion of a downwardly depending finger hav{ ing an elongated passagewaytherein, the outer wall of which is inclined downwardly toward the adjacent pen or pencil, a ball inoving freely in said passagewayand whenat the bottom thereof formingawe'dging contact with the wall of the adjacent pen or pencil, and manual means for releasing said wedging contact. r r

2. In a pen and pencil clip, the combination of a ball, a downwardly depending finger having a passageway for receiving andholding said ball, said passageway being inclined, downwardly toward the wall of the adjacent pen or pencil and the ball coming into wedg-ing contact when at the bottom of said passageway with said wall, anda inanually operated sliding stop located in sald' passageway for releasing the ball from said wedgi-ng contact. V i v a t 3. In a pen and pencil-clip, the; combina; tion of a substantially rigid downwardly depending finger having a cylindrical pas sageway therein, a ball moving freely in said passageway, said passageway being inclined downwardly toward the wall of its adjacentpen or pencil and the ball coming into Wedging contact with said wall when at the bot tom of said passageway, and a manually operated sliding stop located in said passageway for releasing said ball f-rom said wedging contact;

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 13th day of May, 1926.

HARRY ERNY. 

